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- Sep 9, 2022
Suicide is seldom a topic people feel comfortable talking about, but it’s important to be able to discuss the subject openly in order to combat stigma and help remove obstacles to getting help....
- Sep 6, 2022
What if asking someone about suicidal thoughts could make the difference between life or death? Would you ask? How do you know when and how to ask? Raising awareness of veteran suicide and how to...
- Sep 1, 2022
Adam Harris joined the Marines shortly after high school. He was deployed to Iraq three times. Around 2003, he saw combat that would affect him and his fellow Marines for years to come, including...
- Aug 9, 2022
Marine Corps veteran Tim Horton doesn’t remember much about the stop he made at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany – the U.S. military’s largest hospital in Europe. Tim...
- Aug 4, 2022
At just 15 years old, Haley Hine has had experiences and challenges many people may never have in a lifetime. Whether it’s swimming with sharks, performing for her church congregation, or...
- Aug 3, 2022
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) helps veterans who left pieces of themselves on the battlefield find healing from visible and invisible wounds. Many of these servicemen and women received a...
- Jul 20, 2022
Effective team leader … Versatile and goal-oriented … Extremely organized with an attention to detail … Excellent problem-solving skills … These are common skills listed on a resume and...
- Jul 20, 2022
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) proudly works to serve the many needs and challenges faced by the post-9/11 generation of wounded veterans. However, no one single organization can do it alone....
- Jun 29, 2022
Dick Henry was a common sight around his Piney Island neighborhood in Fernandina Beach, Florida. As with most everything he did, he walked with a sense of purpose and commitment. Sometimes he’d...
- Jun 28, 2022
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) recently completed its second annual Capture the Flag, presented by Verizon, and raised nearly $120,000 to power WWP programs and services and spread awareness of...
- Jun 15, 2022
As most people know, the Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln, granted freedom to enslaved people in the Confederate states. However, the Emancipation...
- May 24, 2022
Memorial Day is a time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. During this time, ceremonies honoring those brave men and women who gave their lives for our freedoms are...
- May 24, 2022
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Mary Scibona never thought she would see, or hear for that matter, the day her son would make music again. Richard Ottum, a lifelong musician, had not made music since a car...
- May 19, 2022
The Invictus Games recently wrapped up its fifth edition in The Hague, Netherlands, and featured 37 warriors registered with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). These WWP warriors were among the 500...
- Apr 29, 2022
The Force is strong with these warriors. Star Wars fans are a dedicated, loyal, and devoted bunch, and that includes quite a few Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) warriors. WWP helps post-9/11...
- Apr 29, 2022
Shannon Tuimalealiifano and her husband Sua are Army veterans who met at Fort Bragg while they were active-duty soldiers. Shannon’s parents also met in the Army during the Vietnam era and...
- Apr 25, 2022
By Allison Scott When I began working with Diana and Marty through the Independence Program in 2018, I had no idea how much joy I would gain by having a front row seat to a beautiful friendship....
- Apr 22, 2022
Veterans who transition from the military to civilian life often experience challenges and hardships as they enter a less disciplined, structured, and mission-focused world. For many warriors...
- Apr 20, 2022
After 30 years in the Army, Tonya Oxendine retired with the highest enlisted rank as command sergeant major. It was only after she...
- Apr 20, 2022
If only Gary Gygax could attend the convention that bears his name. The legendary creator of the iconic tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons passed away on March 4, 2008. But what...
- Apr 14, 2022
Applying for veterans benefits can be a complex and confusing process, and many service members and veterans may not know how to navigate the process — or even get started. The Benefits Service...
- Apr 12, 2022
The compensation and pension (C&P) exam is often a major factor in deciding whether a veteran qualifies for disability benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). If a veteran or service...
- Apr 12, 2022
Once, in seventh grade, Yolanda Jones won an award in art class for her drawing. She liked to paint and draw, the way most kids do, but then life took over. Yolanda spent much of her adult life...
- Apr 1, 2022
Month of the Military Child Most 17-year-olds don’t have Kris Rotenberry’s keen awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggers. Then again, most teenagers don’t have a U.S....
- Mar 30, 2022
For Army Reserve veteran Barry Pettit, getting to connect with family at different events after work and on weekends is a highlight. Getting to do it with other veteran families makes it even better.
- Mar 30, 2022
Warriors from the Southeast joined Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) for an adaptive sports clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. The multi-day clinic introduced wounded veterans to two popular sports...
- Mar 30, 2022
April 7 is National World Health Day. On this day – and every day – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) focuses on the overall well-being of warriors, including the importance of connection....
- Mar 24, 2022
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many women were forced to leave the workforce to stay home with children or because their jobs were eliminated. For many women veterans, the toll may have been...
- Mar 14, 2022
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) assists the most severely wounded veterans – and their caregivers – through its Independence Program. The veteran’s injury or illness does not have to be...
- Mar 10, 2022
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 2.8 million Americans every year. Falls and accidents are the leading causes of TBI-related ER visits among the general...
- Mar 9, 2022
Denise Krueger didn't even know if she liked golf when she attended a PGA Tour Golf Academy at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. As an alumna of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the...
- Mar 8, 2022
For over 200 years, women have served in the military, but their long history of service and sacrifice has often gone underappreciated. From the American Revolution in the late 1700s to the Global...
- Feb 24, 2022
South Florida helped injured veterans bring in 2022 with positive energy and support. Miami and the Florida Keys welcomed more than 40 injured veterans during the annual Wounded Warrior Project®...
- Feb 17, 2022
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re traveling back in time to 1861 and the start of the Civil War. This period in history is when Dr. Mary Edwards Walker helped change the face of medicine and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
- Feb 10, 2022
The NFL has never sat on the sidelines while helping Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) serve our nation’s veterans. In a decade of partnership, the NFL has assisted WWP in providing much-needed...
- Feb 4, 2022
At Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP), the Physical Health and Wellness team makes it their mission to offer plans and programs for injured veterans to maintain a healthy heart. WWP is kickstarting...
- Feb 4, 2022
Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day and indulging in one of the most popular foods in the world, guilt-free, is possible. The key – says Jade Scott, a Physical Health and Wellness coach with...
- Feb 4, 2022
Meet veterans Jim and Jana Mylott. They have been together for 18 years and have a daughter and an adult son from Jim’s previous marriage. Jim is an Army veteran and Jana is an Air Force...
- Jan 31, 2022
Army veteran Andrew Myatt did all the right things to take care of himself. He exercised, ate well, didn’t smoke or drink. After more than 20 years in the service, he’d developed a routine and...
- Jan 19, 2022
Even if you live in sunny latitudes, you might experience winter blues – that blasé feeling during cooler and shorter days. It’s not surprising that cool January is associated with feeling blue.
- Jan 18, 2022
Reaching warriors early before they lose out on benefits and other opportunities is the primary focus of the Transition Ready program at Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). “They have to find jobs,...
- Jan 3, 2022
Since 2004, Soldier Ride® has evolved from a lone rider on a mission to a program that serves approximately 2,000 veterans and their families annually. The nationally recognized adaptive cycling event has become one of the most successful programs at Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). Soldier Ride not only fosters warrior connection and community engagement but it also invites the American public to pay tribute to their service and sacrifice.
- Dec 29, 2021
Yolanda Jones was depressed. Her neck hurt. Her legs ached. She was sleeping on friends’ couches, embarrassed to tell them she had no place to live, and too independent to ask for help. It...
- Dec 18, 2021
Amie McMillan is an Army combat veteran who medically retired early in her career. When she separated from the military in 2014, she struggled to make ends meet and experienced food insecurity...
- Dec 8, 2021
The annual Army-Navy game is one of the most storied rivalries in college football. The game’s history dates back to 1890 and boasts plenty of patriotic storylines, jaw-dropping plays, and...
- Dec 2, 2021
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” That’s the adage veterans can keep in mind when seeking assistance with filing disability claims, said Mike Stoddard, national service...
- Nov 22, 2021
For many kids around the country, Veterans Day was more than just a day off school; it was an opportunity to learn about and celebrate veterans through Honor Their Courage, an education and...
- Nov 15, 2021
Nov. 20 is World Children’s Day. The day is a serious one, marking the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which ratified international human rights for children in 1989. We...
- Nov 5, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, FL. — The mission of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has not changed since 2003 when we began delivering backpacks to wounded warriors in military hospitals after they returned...